Quick Search on MyOn

The quick search feature can be a great resource for students. The quick search poster can easily be made to list the topics you want students to search for. While there are book lists that can be created in programs such as MyOn, having students use the search feature gives students some flexibility in what they read while staying on topic.

This poster is a basic piece of chart paper where I list topics that can be searched on MyOn. This can be laminated so that a teacher can write on it with dry erase markers and change topics as they please.

This poster is a basic piece of chart paper where I list topics that can be searched on MyOn. This can be laminated so that a teacher can write on it with dry erase markers and change topics as they please.

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